Vašo Patejdl was a Slovak musician and composer. He was best known for being a co-founder and long-term member of the pop-rock band Elán. He wrote songs for other musicians, including the Richard Müller single "Po schodoch", and he composed music for films, such as Fontána pre Zuzanu (1985) and The Seven Ravens (2015). Patejdl also released a number of solo albums throughout his career, both in Slovak and English. He died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 68.
Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (born 1954)
On August 19, in the year 2023, Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (born 1954). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of August 19, a notable event in this corner of history.
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